Breaking Bad Nabs 4 Emmy Nominations

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Breaking Bad has nabbed four Emmy nominations for its debut season — including recognition for Bryan Cranston as lead actor in a drama series — as AMC garnered the most nominations of any basic cable network.

The drama, renewed for a second season, is also honored for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series (for Director of Photography John Toll), Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (for the show’s creator Vince Gilligan) and Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (for Editor Lynne Willingham).

“This is a milestone moment for AMC. To be considered among the best on television by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences for the network’s original series, Mad Men and Breaking Bad, is a truly distinct honor,” says Charlie Collier, AMC’s General Manager and Executive Vice President.

“We congratulate Vince Gilligan on Breaking Bad‘s nominations and Bryan Cranston for his incredible performance, earning him his first Emmy nomination as a Lead Actor in the Drama category.”